About FWD Group

FWD Group is a pan-Asian life insurance business with more than 13 million customers across 10 markets, including some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world. The company was established in 2013 and is focused on changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD’s customer-led and digitally enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience.

Job Purpose:

Lead business audits to provide key stakeholders including management and board audit committee, assurance regarding financial, operational, and compliance objectives of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and or Lead the full audit cycle of business audits and communicate findings and areas for improvement to the ExCom/ Ops Com and the board audit committee.
• Be an agent for change by delivering quality audit reports with practical, effective and actionable recommendations, agreed with management, and aligned to the company’s strategy, including digital transformation, CX and innovation.
• Conduct follow up reviews to ensure effective remediation of audit findings and positive improvement and impact to the control environment.
• Assist the development of the three-year audit plan and the annual plan by performing risk assessments with 2nd line, ExCom/ Ops Com, and other key stakeholders.
• Prepare papers for monthly ExCom/ Ops Com, and monthly Group reporting.
• Promote innovative and technology driven auditing techniques through the use of data analytics and other automated auditing tools.

Baseline Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• More than 5 years of internal/external audit experience in insurance/ financial institution, preferably in Asia.
• Previous work experience with a Big 4 accounting firm is a plus.
• Following Instructions and procedures accurately.
• Structural thinking and good interpersonal skills.
• Professional qualification in internal audit or accountancy e.g. Chartered Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor or CPA.
• Fluent in English both verbal and written.
• Proactive, Open, Caring, Commit, Innovative.